"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.

Idioms:

  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.